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    Expressing bringing back with 带回 (dàihuí)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    带回 + (了) + Object

    Explanation

    The compound verb 带回 (dàihuí) means "to bring back" and combines 带 (to carry) with the directional complement 回 (back). It is used when someone takes or carries something back to a location, as in 带回了一个大水桶 (brought back a big water bucket).

    Examples

    • 他从超市带回了很多水果。

      tā cóng chāoshì dài huí le hěn duō shuǐguǒ.

      He brought back a lot of fruit from the supermarket.

    • 妈妈出差回来，给我带回了一个礼物。

      māma chūchāi huílái, gěi wǒ dài huí le yī gè lǐwù.

      Mom came back from her business trip and brought me a gift.

    • 请你帮我把这本书带回图书馆。

      qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ bǎ zhè běn shū dài huí túshūguǎn.

      Please help me return this book to the library.

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